Deuteronomy 34:3-12

3 and the Negev and the plain in the valley of Jericho, 1the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
4 Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land which 2I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants '; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there."
5 So Moses 3the servant of the LORD 4died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
6 And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, 5opposite Beth-peor; but 6no man knows his burial place to this day.
7 Although Moses was 7one hundred and twenty years old when he died, 8his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated.
8 So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was 9filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
10 Since that time 10no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom 11the LORD knew face to face,
11 for all the signs and wonders which the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all his land,
12 and for all the mighty power and for all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Deuteronomy 34:3-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 34

This chapter informs us of Moses going up to the top of Pisgah, where he was shown the whole land of Canaan, De 34:1-4; of his death, burial, and age, De 34:5-7; of Israel's mourning for him, and the time of it, De 34:8; of his successor Joshua, De 34:9; and of the character of Moses, to whom no prophet was to be compared, De 34:10-12.

Cross References 11

  • 1. Judges 1:16; Judges 3:13; 2 Chronicles 28:15
  • 2. Genesis 12:7; Genesis 26:3; Genesis 28:13
  • 3. Numbers 12:7; Joshua 1:1, 2
  • 4. Deuteronomy 32:50
  • 5. Deuteronomy 3:29; Deuteronomy 4:46
  • 6. Jude 9
  • 7. Deuteronomy 31:2
  • 8. Genesis 27:1; Genesis 48:10
  • 9. Numbers 27:18, 23; Isaiah 11:2
  • 10. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18
  • 11. Exodus 33:11; Numbers 12:8; Deuteronomy 5:4

Footnotes 4

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